Example sentences of "last few miles " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blenching at the last few miles , shivering as sweat and dew ran down their backs , they turned into Donald Gillies 's yard at Camserney sawmill . |
| 2 | Yet he was often in danger of winning the $55,000 ( £31,250 ) first prize until he found it just too much over the last few miles . |
| 3 | Beyond Rawthey Bridge , where the river changes direction , the road gradually enters a different terrain , more open and bare , the last few miles crossing a bleak moorland overlooked by Wild Boar Fell and its northern ridge . |
| 4 | Thus it is that the Tamar , beautiful as the nymph whose name she bears , winds her way from the rugged north coast between the hills , to be joined by the Tavy , flowing from Dartmoor to join her for the last few miles to the sea , while the luckless Torridge flows ever northward in vain pursuit of Tamara 's beauty . |
| 5 | These last few miles are not exactly very appealing so you might actually be better off taking the CMS Penrith to Windermere bus which picks up outside the Queen 's Head . |
| 6 | Over the last few miles to your overnight spot it 's often hard to think of much else except getting a hot meal and a drink — quickly . |
| 7 | It had been a cold evening , heavily overcast , not a splink of moonlight to pierce the darkness of his last few miles . |
| 8 | The last few miles to Ealing were covered in a jerking crawl which took more than an hour , and daylight was breaking down into darkness as Alison gave directions through the maze of streets and parked cars away from the main shopping area . |
| 9 | She did n't know whether to smile back or not , and she wondered what that expression had meant , and what had been going through his head for the last few miles . |
| 10 | We were glad enough that the weather seemed set fair for the remainder of our voyage and next morning set off on the last few miles of our northerly course to round the utmost tip of Shetland . |
| 11 | The drive down was very straightforward until the last few miles ( it must have been because up until then we did n't get lost ) when we had a slight hitch and had to study the map a little more carefully . |
| 12 | Turn inland for the last few miles . ’ |
| 13 | Luckily the last few miles are downhill into Barnsley . ’ |
| 14 | I mean , now I 've got several hundred pounds resting on it if I have to walk in the last few miles I will , but er pride I 'm sure I 'll keep going . |